You know, this is a really cool way for a computer to learn common knowledge and common sense.  I wonder if information from 20Q or something similar will be used in computers of the future.

Dammit this thing is smart! It got platypus after only 16 questions!

It took it like 30 questions to figure out “Koala” but thats probably because my information on Koalas is pretty scarce

Nettie - 23 October 2005 02:16 AM

Dammit this thing is smart! It got platypus after only 16 questions!

That’s because alot of people choose it—I did too!

Wow.  It got toenail clippings in 27.

Towel in 29.

It’s interesting how 20Q views art…

Uncommon Knowledge about art
20Q thinks these may be wrong
Is it made of metal? I say Yes.
Can you use it as money? I say Probably.
Is it black? I say Probably.
Does it smell good? I say Probably.
Is it cold? I say Yes.
Does it have roots? I say Yes.

Uncommon Knowledge about art
20Q thinks these may be wrong
Can you control it? I say No.
Does it have four wheels? I say Yes.
Does it have fur? I say Probably.
Is it a mammal? I say Probably.
Is it cold? I say Yes.
Is it tall? I say Yes.

He he…I outsmarted it with a goanna.

Took it 27 trys to get ‘life’.  It also doesn’t beleive in reincarnation:

Is it found in a bathroom? You said Sometimes, I say Doubtful.
Do you use it when you write? You said Yes, I say No.
Can it be used more than once? You said Unknown, I say No.

It guessed itself in 17 questions…

I wanna play!!!  But I can’t from work.

I think I’ve done this before though…